[quote=curtis73] You might get some good info, too by reading one of the "dummies" or "idiots" books on car repair.[quote]
They are really good books for beginers. I have Auto Repair for Dummies and after reading that I got the genreal idea of how a car runs and works it isn't too in depth but it isn't so genreal you don't get anything out of it. That combined with a couple hours a week on this site just searching stuff that I wanted to know about and searching other sites like
http://stealth316.com/1-tech.htm I can proudly say I am getting to know alot about cars. And I really have to thanks everyone here on these forums for being so informative and helpful even if you are new to the automotive world. One of other good books that explains things really well is Modern Automotive Technology. THat book gets really in depth and tells you ALOT, and there is little excerises at the end of the chapters to see if you understood what they were talking about. Like at the end of the chapter that explains how a car makes power, they ask you to draw an engine and draw out all the places that the power is transfered to until you get to the wheels and then label them all, then you can go back and see if you were right or if you missed something.
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Current Car: 1997 Pontiac Sunfire GT Automatic with 17'' American Racing Sniper Wheels And GM tires.(They took my Pirelli Tires off when I bought it
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The hardest thing to learn about cars is that they aren't that hard to learn.
Current Projects:
Finding the RPM Between Safety and Thrill
300-400 hp midrange '95 Honda Civic Rally Car.(Project starts in 6 months. Wish me luck .
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